Lippincott's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistantsis an adaptation of Carter'sLippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants, Second Edition.WhereasLippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistantswas written to prepare nursing assistants to work in any health care setting (hospitals, nursing homes, or home health),Lippincott's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistantsfocuses exclusively on preparing nursing assistants to work in the long-term care setting, i.e, nursing homes and assisted-living facilities.Because most of the people a nursing assistant is caring for in the long-term care setting are elderly, this adaptation has a strong gerontology component. The book also strives to help the student to understand the long-term care environment, which is heavily regulated by the government.

Lippincott's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistantsis an adaptation of Carter'sLippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants, Second Edition.WhereasLippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistantswas written to prepare nursing assistants to work in any health care setting (hospitals, nursing homes, or home health),Lippincott's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistantsfocuses exclusively on preparing nursing assistants to work in the long-term care setting, i.e, nursing homes and assisted-living facilities.Because most of the people a nursing assistant is caring for in the long-term care setting are elderly, this adaptation has a strong gerontology component. The book also strives to help the student to understand the long-term care environment, which is heavily regulated by the government.